Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Chlorine [1976]

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The recommended NIOSH standards for protecting against injury from chlorine (7782505) are presented along with sections containing the criteria upon which the standards are based--biologic effects of exposure and environmental data. Other sections contain comparisons with previous standards; bases for the recommended exposure limits; safety precautions for the manufacture, storage, transportation, handling and use of chlorine; methods for sampling in air; analysis of air samples; a material safety data sheet; chemical and physical properties of chlorine; occupations with potential exposure to chlorine; recommended alkaline solutions for absorbing chlorine; and a calibration setup for a personal sampling pump with midget bubbler. Criteria data include the extent of exposure, historical reports, case studies on effects on humans, epidemiological studies, animal toxicity and correlation of exposure and effects. Recommendations include a ceiling concentration of 0.5 ppm for any 15-minute sampling period, medical surveillance, labeling, personal protective equipment (protective clothing and respiratory protection), informing workers of hazards, work practices (emergency procedures, control of airborne chlorine, storage, handling, requirements for work areas, waste disposal, confined spaces and enclosed spaces), sanitation practices and monitoring and recordkeeping requirements. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Chlorine Environmental Monitoring Halogens Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Publication; Air-pollution; Toxic-substances; Halogens; Toxic-gases; Control-measures; Safety-practices; Safety-measures; Safety-standards; Standards; Air-quality-measurement; Air-sampling-equipment; Chemical-processing-industry; Regulations; Chemical-manufacturing-industry; Chemical-industry-workers
• Source:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-170, 1976 May; :1-167
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Criteria Document
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB76170
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Standards
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DCDSD - Division of Criteria Documents and Standards Developments
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  166 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00057175
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-266367
• CAS Registry Number:
  Chlorine (CAS RN 7782-50-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines and Recommendations
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bc28af7f2f6284899ca15675b8250bac9622d00290583d4f5f683d53cee198e52f029d2da41029a9fe7e6d500da1176f2230062653ed4d3721318652abe3dfda
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19361/cdc_19361_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.62 MB ]